BANGKOK--American companies are still importing teak from Myanmar despite sanctions imposed after the military seized power last year, a report based on trade data said Tuesday. Teak is one of the ...
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It added it decided to stop using Myanmar teak starting 2019; the Koru was commissioned in 2018 and delivered to Bezos in 2022, according to industry publication SuperYacht Times.
A court has fined a British luxury yacht builder for importing wood from Myanmar linked to the illegal timber trade, often referred to as blood teak. Sunseeker International, based in Poole ...
In Bagan, the ancient art of lacquerware is alive and well. Skilled artisans paint layer upon layer of lacquer (tree sap) ...
According to Justice for Myanmar, U.S. companies imported nearly 1,600 metric tons of teak between February and December of last year. China’s One Belt, One Road project is already having very ...
“Despite laws against the import of illegal timber and sanctions against the junta controlled Myanma Timber Enterprise, businesses have continued to import teak from Myanmar, enriching a brutal ...